Kirk Talks a Computer to Death?
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^Verbally introducing an unsolvable logic problem, dilemma, or logic loop to a computer in order to distract it from the situation at hand. Usually with destructive results, hence the "death" part.
Kirk and Harry Mudd lock up the Norman android with the Liar Paradox.
Also, Kirk messes up the programming of his android duplicate with the "Mind your own business, Mr. Spock!" speech. Not sure if that counts.
Kirk and Harry Mudd lock up the Norman android with the Liar Paradox.
Also, Kirk messes up the programming of his android duplicate with the "Mind your own business, Mr. Spock!" speech. Not sure if that counts.
Uh.. I have no idea what the first two replies are talking about. I'm not spamming anybody. I'm a long-time member and regular poster and I asked a legitimate question.
Kirk was famous for talking a computer to death. For example, in "The Ultimate Computer," he convinced M5 to destroy itself because it was guilty of murder. He did something similar with Nomad in "The Changeling" because he convinced it that it was imperfect.
I'm trying to determine on how many occasions this happened.
Kirk was famous for talking a computer to death. For example, in "The Ultimate Computer," he convinced M5 to destroy itself because it was guilty of murder. He did something similar with Nomad in "The Changeling" because he convinced it that it was imperfect.
I'm trying to determine on how many occasions this happened.
M5, Landru, and Nomad are the ones I remember too.
In fact, I've watched those three episodes all within the last five days!
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In fact, I've watched those three episodes all within the last five days!
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According to the Memory Alpha article for "The Return of the Archons":
This does not include any reference to TAS or the movies. I would suppose it's a little bit of the stretch to include Kirk telling V'Ger "we are the creator".
This does not include any reference to TAS or the movies. I would suppose it's a little bit of the stretch to include Kirk telling V'Ger "we are the creator".
While he did have help from his senior officers, Kirk also got the best of Norman and the rest of the androids in "I, Mudd".
(Rats! Wingsley beat me to the punch!
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(Rats! Wingsley beat me to the punch!
)I beat Wingsley to it.
Although I also fell for the spambot thing. Oops.
Although I also fell for the spambot thing. Oops.
Not quite the same thing, but, in "Court Martial," Spock proves that the ship's computer has been tampered with by beating it at chess. And, of course, Cogley demands that Kirk being able to confront his accuser: the computer.
(Somehow the show missed the chance to have Shatner cross-examine the computer. That would have been great.)
There's a lot of free-floating anxiety about computers in early Trek. Besides Landru and all, Kirk also destroys the computer running the war in "A Taste of Armageddon," although he uses a good old-fashioned phaser blast that time around.
Even in "Conscience of the King," Lenore and her father are given angry speeches about how computers and mechanization are turning people into machines . . . .
(Somehow the show missed the chance to have Shatner cross-examine the computer. That would have been great.)
There's a lot of free-floating anxiety about computers in early Trek. Besides Landru and all, Kirk also destroys the computer running the war in "A Taste of Armageddon," although he uses a good old-fashioned phaser blast that time around.
Even in "Conscience of the King," Lenore and her father are given angry speeches about how computers and mechanization are turning people into machines . . . .
Yes- you sure did! I seem to be having problems with my reading today, Silvercrest!
Kirk sort of tries it on V'Ger... and fails.
Kirk's an amazing orator. He could talk a pussy into licking him. 
Kirk's an amazing orator. He could talk a pussy into licking him.
Chekov is counting on it.
Ugh.Kirk's an amazing orator. He could talk a pussy into licking him.
Remember how, in the board rules, it says that this is a PG-13 rated board? There's no reason for those kind of comments here.Kirk's an amazing orator. He could talk a pussy into licking him.
Remember how, in the board rules, it says that this is a PG-13 rated board? There's no reason for those kind of comments here.Kirk's an amazing orator. He could talk a pussy into licking him.
Maybe he was talking about "Catspaw"?
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